George Pal Presents: 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
Synopsis: In the late 19th century, a mysterious Chinese man and circus owner, Dr. Lao (Tony Randall, Pillow Talk), arrives in a small Arizona town and proceeds to teach townies a few […]
Tag Archives: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Extraordinary stories of magic, myth, wonder, alien worlds, etc.
Innerspace (1987)
Synopsis: Dennis Quaid (Breaking Away) is a test pilot working on an experiment in which he would be miniaturized and injected into a laboratory animal. However, everything goes wrong when […]
Dreamscape (1984)
Synopsis: A psychic, Alex Gardner (Dennis Quaid, Breaking Away), reluctantly joins a secret government project about dream manipulation. But Alex soon finds out that the project is part of devilish plot […]
Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
Synopsis: In ancient Persia, legendary Middle Eastern adventurer, Sinbad the Sailor (Douglas Fairbanks’s Jr., Gunga Din), recounts his search for the lost treasure of Alexander the Great to a group […]
The End of the World (1916, aka Verdens Undergang)
Synopsis: A newly discovered comet, passing close to Earth, threatens to destroy the planet. Various characters — an astronomer, a preacher, a wealthy man, a mine worker and his family […]
George Pal Presents: Doc Savage – The Man of Bronze (1975)
Synopsis: A famed American adventurer, Doc Savage, played by Ron Ely (TV’s Tarzan), and his team of extraordinary men travel to South America to investigate the mysterious death of his […]
George Pal Presents: The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
Synopsis: The true story of the Grimm Brothers, Wilhelm (Laurence Harvey, Room at the Top) and Jacob (Carl Boehm, Peeping Tom), who together wrote some of the best-known fairy tales. […]
George Pal Presents: Tom Thumb (1958)
Synopsis: The Forest Queen (June Thorburn, The 3 Worlds of Gulliver) grants three wishes to a humble man, Jonathan The Woodcutter (Bernard Miles, 1956’s The Man Who Knew Too Much), […]
George Pal Presents: Destination Moon (1950)
Synopsis: A scientist (Warner Anderson, The Caine Mutiny), a retired General (Tom Powers, Double Indemnity) and a tycoon (John Archer, The Big Trees) team up to develop the first trip […]
George Pal Presents: The Power (1968)
Synopsis: A group of scientists studying space flight fatigue are targeted by a man/woman who has ability to kill with his/her mind. Who is the unstoppable killer? Reaction & Thoughts: […]
Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural (1973)
Synopsis: In the 1920s, in a small Southern American town, Lila (Cheryl Smith, Caged Heat), an innocent 13-year-old girl, gets word that her father, who went into hiding after killing […]
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970, aka Valerie a týden divu)
Synopsis: Valerie (Jaroslava Schallerová), who has just tuned thirteen, experiences her first period and that important event in the young girl’s life triggers a series of weird, surreal adventures … […]
